News & Information for Northern Virginia Branch Class

Classes

The Northern Virginia Branch offers in-person classes year-round on Thursdays (except holidays) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Classes meet at The Woman's Club of Arlington, 700 S. Buchanan St., Arlington, VA.

Zoom classes for the rest of 2025 will meet on October 15, November 19, and December 16. For further information, please email rscdsnova@gmail.com.

Beginner Classes

Scottish Country Dancing has been enjoyed in the barns, ballrooms and village halls of Scotland for at least 250 years. You don't need a partner, since it's common practice to dance with different partners during a night of dancing, and you don't need to have Scottish heritage, either!

Perfect for people with no or limited experience in dance, Scottish Country Dancing is a social activity! It's a fun way to get some exercise and enhance your fitness, too.

For class, it's best to wear soft-soled sneakers, jazz or ballet shoes; loaner dance shoes, or ghillies, are also available.

Our next beginner class will start September 11, 2025. It's split into two series: Part 1 is September 11-October 23, and Part 2, which will continue lessons from Part 1 but also be perfect for more new dancers, is October 30-December 18. The fee for each seven-week series is $50. Questions? Please email rscdsnova@gmail.com to find out more about registering.

You can pay at class with cash or check made payable to RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch, or pay and register in advance with PayPal, below.

Pay FUNdamentals class fee on-line (PayPal):

General Classes

For Fall 2025 (September through December), cost for in-person class is a drop-in fee of $8 for RSCDS Northern Virginia members and $10 for non-members. Dancers may pay using the online link below, by cash, or by check payable to RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch.

Pay drop-in fee on-line (PayPal):
Click the down arrow in the box below to see the options (non-member, member, Zoom). Then, please enter the class date(s) for which you are paying. After you have added the class drop-in fee to the PayPal shopping cart, please verify that the quantity matches the number of dates you entered.

Alternatively, Northern Virginia Branch members may pay $125 for the Fall 2025 (September through December) session in person, or online under Northern Virginia Branch Membership.

Branch Information

Membership - how to join
In Person Class evaluation form
Zoom Class evaluation form
Articles of Incorporation (PDF), adopted at the 2013 AGM
Bylaws (PDF), adopted by the Branch Board April 4, 2022 and accepted at the Branch AGM on 28 April, 2022

Dances Taught

Missed a class, or want to know the name of a dance done in class? Check the dances taught, September 2014-present, also May 2005-April 2008.

Snow Policy

There is no dancing if the Arlington Public Schools close due to inclement weather.

Information on local closings and delays:

WTOP Radio: Closings & Delays in Virginia
Arlington Public Schools Emergency Alerts